"bring to an end" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 结束
• 终结

Definition

使某事停止或终结；让某事完成或收尾。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这个短语比较正式，常用于书面语或正式场合，比单纯说“结束”更周到。常用于计划性地终止某事。

Examples

They decided to bring to an end the long meeting.

他们决定**结束**这场冗长的会议。

It is time to bring to an end this project.

现在是**结束**这个项目的时候了。

The war was finally brought to an end.

战争终于**结束了**。

Let’s bring to an end all these rumors once and for all.

让我们一劳永逸地**终结**这些谣言吧。

The company plans to bring to an end its old policies next year.

公司计划明年**终结**旧政策。

Sometimes it’s hard to bring to an end a good story.

有时候**结束**一个好故事很难。